The Oakroom Restaurant Review
The Seelbach Hilton, Louisville
500 S. Fourth St. (Muhammad Ali Blvd.) 
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Louisville, KY 40202
502-585-3200 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
The Oakroom Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 Louisville Food Rating Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Tues.-Sat., Brunch Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking & parking garage
- Business casual
Wine
Great Wine List* Click here for rating key
 For more than a century, the luxurious Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, dating to 1905, has welcomed American presidents, European royalty and even a few notorious characters. Gangster Al Capone played cards in what is now a private dining room off the elegant Oakroom’s main dining area. Executive chef Jim Gerhardt and chef de cuisine Bobby Benjamin use regional, sometimes humble, ingredients throughout their menu, and elevate them to a status worthy of pairing with the restaurant’s 1,200-label wine selection. Collard greens accompany a duck “trifecta” in which the bird is wrapped in prosciutto, smoked, and twice-cooked. Diver scallops share the plate with parsnip purée, local mushrooms and caviar from Kentucky paddlefish. Other entrées include short ribs with apple bourbon gastrique, popcorn-dusted halibut with creamed corn, and a Kentucky bison strip loin. The selection of first courses is so enticing that you may not make it to the entrées. Newsom’s country ham, lamb ravioli, tiger prawns and sweetbreads are all served with carefully selected vegetable accompaniments. As does the rest of the menu, desserts change every six to eight weeks but offer many chocolate-focused choices, such as Mexican chocolate or a chocolate-covered pretzel. Bananas Foster is another frequent selection. Chef’s tastings of three, five, seven and ten courses are offered, as well as wine pairings to go with them. Befitting the hotel’s history of hospitality, the restaurant staff treats every diner like a V.I.P.
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